Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in France
France: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender was 0.9321 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in France, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
France recorded 0.9321 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in France peaked at 0.9321 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6617 GPIA, in 2014.
That places France 37th out of 56 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in France, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.6617 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.7077 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7158 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7974 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7504 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8187 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7387 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9281 GPIA | +25.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9294 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9321 GPIA | +0.3% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.9321 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 GPIA, 78% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- France's 0.9321 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.12 GPIA, 83% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7419 GPIA | 0.6617 GPIA | 0.8187 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8821 GPIA | 0.7387 GPIA | 0.9321 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
More education data for France
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.97 (2016)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.8 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 457,956 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 43,533 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.13 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in France?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in France was 0.9321 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9321 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6617 GPIA in 2014.
- How does France rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- France ranks 37th out of 56 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release